To commemorate World Arabic Language Day (December 18), we will hold the 3rd Arabic Reading Contest. The contest aims to deepen understanding of different cultures and to foster the spirit of multicultural coexistence. Japanese students studying Arabic will read aloud works of Arabic literature and compete in their reading ability. This year’s contest is being […]
In December 2023, Hosei University Press published a Japanese translation of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Prof. Rashid Khalidi. Hiroyuki Suzuki (UTCMES), Kensuke Yamamoto (University of Shizuoka), and Miyuki Kinjo (Ritsumeikan University) translated the book, and UTCMES provided a grant for the publication.
Prof. Fumitaka Mafune, the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, at the University of Tokyo, received a courtesy visit from H.E. Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Education
Prof. Fumitaka Mafune, the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, at the University of Tokyo, received a courtesy visit from H.E. Mr. Shihab Al Faheem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates
Prof. Hideaki Sugita, Director of our Centre, won the 2015 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for his book entitled “Arabian-naito to Nihonjin” (The Arabian Night and Japanese). For more details, see the following website: http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/news/topics/20150724161857.html
The School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Tokyo has an Arabic language class in the academic year 2014/15 by courtesy of Arab Islamic Institute in Tokyo (AIIT). Dr. Baha’ el-Din al-Hadi, a lecturer of AIIT, teaches Arabic language and Arabic culture to 40 students at Komaba Campus.
